One reason city-states shifted to democracy was to prevent the aristocrats from gaining power. allow citizens freedom of speech. give the citizens an incentive to perform military service. allow women and slaves to take part in government.

In what ways did the byzantines influence the developmental russian society?

Which statement best describes the relationship between the rule of law and democratic forms of government? o a. the rule of law ensures that leaders can only exercise the powers the people give them. b. the rule of law requires direct democracies to introduce representative government. o c. the rule of law allows elected officials to issue extremely harsh punishments for criminals. o d. the rule of law prevents democracies from growing too large to be efficiently governed.

What does law number eight of hammurabi’s code describe the punishment for